Billy Blue
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Billy Blue was the nickname of William Cornwallis, a notable British Royal Navy officer who served with distinction during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Billy Blue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12568007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Blue Context triple: [William Cornwallis, nickname, Billy Blue]
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A.
Mr. Blue
Mr. Blue is the cold, calculating leader of the hijackers who seize a New York City subway train in the thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
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B.
Boy Blue
Boy Blue is a central character in the "Fables" comic series, portrayed as a seemingly mild-mannered office worker who is actually a brave, resourceful hero with a storied past in the Homelands.
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C.
Bonny Billy
Bonny Billy is an alias of American singer-songwriter and actor Will Oldham, known for his introspective, genre-blurring indie folk music.
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D.
Danny Blue
Danny Blue is a charismatic and quick-witted con artist in the British television series "Hustle," known for his role in elaborate long cons and confidence tricks.
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E.
Billy Bluejay
Billy Bluejay is the costumed blue jay mascot who represents Creighton University's athletic teams and energizes fans at their sporting events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Billy Blue Target entity description: Billy Blue was the nickname of William Cornwallis, a notable British Royal Navy officer who served with distinction during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
Mr. Blue
Mr. Blue is the cold, calculating leader of the hijackers who seize a New York City subway train in the thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
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B.
Boy Blue
Boy Blue is a central character in the "Fables" comic series, portrayed as a seemingly mild-mannered office worker who is actually a brave, resourceful hero with a storied past in the Homelands.
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C.
Bonny Billy
Bonny Billy is an alias of American singer-songwriter and actor Will Oldham, known for his introspective, genre-blurring indie folk music.
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D.
Danny Blue
Danny Blue is a charismatic and quick-witted con artist in the British television series "Hustle," known for his role in elaborate long cons and confidence tricks.
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E.
Billy Bluejay
Billy Bluejay is the costumed blue jay mascot who represents Creighton University's athletic teams and energizes fans at their sporting events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Cornwallis